Five most unforgettable moments in Indian cricket history

#3 Dhoni's World Cup winning six at Wankhede Stadium

The 2011 world cup had filled fans with a lot of expectations about India making most out of the conditions. Team India sent defending champions Australia packing in the quarterfinals and shunned arch-rivals Pakistan in semifinals to play for the all-important trophy against Sri Lanka in finals. The match had begun with Sri Lanka putting up a great score on the board, with Mahela Jayawardene scoring a fine hundred to silence Indian crowd at Wankhede stadium. In reply, India was jolted by Sri Lanka when they had Virender Sehwag for a duck and Sachin Tendulkar for a mere 18 sending Indian fans into deep silence.

But Gautam Gambhir had other ideas, whose fighting 97 took the innings closer to the target for India. When Virat fell for a stunner from Dilshan, Dhoni walked in and played the Sri Lankan bowlers all around to score unbeaten 91 off 79 balls and in Yuvraj Singh’s company, to carry India over the line with a magical hit off Nuvan Kulasekara over long on to win the world cup for India in emphatic style.

Of all the things that World cup victory and Dhoni will be remembered for, that winning six in the final will undoubtedly be the everlasting moment for the fans.